What games have you worked on?GTR, GT Legends, GTR2, BMW M3 Challenge, Need For Speed: SHIFT, SHIFT 2 UnleashedWhat does your job involve?As Audio Director I oversee the creation of all sonic content – SFX and music – in our games and publicity materials (trailers, idents etc). I also compose the music and work alongside Greg Hill (our very talented sound designer). On AAA games like Need For Speed: Shift and Shift 2 Unleashed, I tend to work very closely with music/audio producers and music supervisors. All in all it’s busy but exciting.How long have you been with SMS then?From the very beginning, and I have worked with the Studio Head, Ian Bell, for nearly 10 years now. Time flies when you’re having fun!

What influenced you to get into the games industry?I’m a petrolhead, a huge motorsport fan and love driving games. It was sort of a natural progression!If you weren’t working in videogames, what job would you do instead?I’ve always fancied trading stocks and shares from the back of a yacht in the South of France ;O)What’s been your proudest moment working at Slightly Mad Studios?Composing and completing the music score to Shift 2 Unleashed, and working with such a talented team of composers and music producers.And what’s been your toughest challenge?Definitely the final month of development on Shift 2 – lots of working round the clock. Worth it in the end though!What’s the one genre you’d like to work on most?Definitely a first-person shooter – based on a war theme.What’s your favorite game of all time and why?Difficult question! Can I have two? It would either be Grand Prix Legends from 1998 or Geoff Crammond’s F1GP from 1992. They were both revolutionary and state of the art in their day and I’m sure I devoted far too many hours racing them.What’s your desktop background at the moment?On my Mac Pro it’s a lovely mountain scene. On my sample streaming computers they’re all blank defaults to maximise resources. And on my laptop it’s a picture of a TVR Speed 12.If you were a wrestler, what would be your theme music?“The Battle” from Ridley Scott’s Gladiator.What was the first car you bought, and what car do you drive now?First car I bought was an MG Metro. The first decent car I bought was in 2004 – a 350z, and have had some nice metal since then (just added them up and I’ve had 7 cars in the last 5 years). Currently driving a Land Rover and a TVR Chimaera 450. Not at the same time, obviously ;O)Where do you see gaming going in the future?Social, mobile and browser based gaming. Also I think the boundaries between film and gaming will continue to blur.What are your hopes for the next-generation of consoles?Faster graphics, more memory, faster CPUs.

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Meet the Team!

Here at Slightly Mad most team members have, on average, around 10+ years of experience in the industry having worked on a variety of different platforms and genres.

Here you can meet each one and get an insight into why & how each got into the industry and what they do within the company.